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Drivers – Weigh In On The Parking Shortage!

As part of the MAP-21 requirements concerning Jason’s Law, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a request for drivers to weigh in on the issue safe and reliable truck parking. The survey is a joint venture along with OOIDA and is supposed to find out from drivers when and where they have issues parking.

According to the statement issued by OOIDA and the FHWA, the survey will also be used to “assess the capability of the States to provide adequate truck parking and rest opportunities for commercial motor vehicles involved in interstate transportation, and to develop metrics that measure the adequacy of truck parking facilities in each State.”

The survey should only take 5-7 minutes, is completely confidential, and will be available until May 2nd.

I drive overnight and shut down around 8am et. No problems finding parking. What they need to do is add on to exit ramps, the way they have the accident investigation sites, and make it truck parking. That way, if a customer is closed or isn’t ready, drivers don’t have to park hours away because there’s nowhere closer and the customer doesn’t allow overnight parking. Guys already have to park on ramps, why not make it safer to do so? Parking for two or three trucks added onto the side of most ramps would nip it in the bud.

The customer should be made to address parking but you think that would ever happen? He wants a his load of lettuce or toilet paper or orange juice delivered or picked up at dock at 7 AM and doesn’t care in the least what the truck has to do to make the appointment. Think anybody will say “hey shipper/receiver, pay detention NOW or provide a good lot with a decent BATHROOM & showers”? LOL and there’s ALWAYS a truck willing to accommodate whatever the shipper wants.

Doesn’t make sense,concerned about parking but at same time close down rest areas. I know of some long abandoned rest areas that could be reopened for parking only. After all drivers just need a place to sleep and kill 8 to 10 hours

Go figure. The federal website is not available at this time. We are the movers and tbe shakers of this country. We should be able to park and rest safely when our time is due. They won’t do a thing about it.

I think some miss the point as to why guys use pee bottles, let me help you out. If you have more places to stop with restrooms and showers that a driver can easily access while diving, how mant pee bottles and trash would you see? I do not condone leaving these things everywhere and think they should hold on to them until they reach some place to dispose of them, but I can also see where after years of doing that and putting up with bad attitudes would make me feel careless too. If you want respect then give respect and you will have more compliance and a better day.